This month a band has 6 musicians. This is a 50% increase from the number of musicians in the band last month. How many musicians were in the band last month?

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This month a band has 6 musicians. This is a 50% increase from the number of musicians in the band last month. How many musicians were in the band last month?

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Well, 50% of 4 is 2, and 4+2=6, so there were 4 musicians in the band last month.

Alvaro Rodriguez answered Aug 11, 2018

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